“We work at the invitation of residents, with the understanding that they have a deep understanding not only of the problems facing their community, but of the best solutions.”—Nupur Chaudhury, Brownsville Partnership

“Don’t think ‘build it and they will come'; find the local leaders and help them build ‘it’ where they already are.”—Healthy Communities working group

“Government’s role: Be the host, don’t try to be the life of the party.”—Place Governance working group

“Placemaking is more of a circular, iterative process than just something that happens from the bottom-up.”—Multi-Use Destinations working group